(14-08-2017 09:40 PM)skyking Wrote: Today was different. I have heard this a couple of times now in yoga class, and also "listen to your body".
I got 3/4ths through and had to go to the mat after ustrasan, the yogi was saying the dizziness would pass and the dizziness had other ideas. I did not tap out and leave, I just worked on breathing and missed rabbit and something else. I figured it was far better than puking LOL!
Going again tomorrow, another double session of gym work followed by hot yoga. I will start the day with cardio on the treadmill, so I guess that's three things.

It could be that you are coming up too fast out of backbends. If feeling dizzy when doing this, it's good to go into Child's Pose.

(14-08-2017 10:15 PM)skyking Wrote: remember I am the unbending one. I am still struggling to get into anything. I just got over my head

I hear ya. Did your teacher show you how to do some modifications for camel? The easiest and most beginner version would be to place your hands on the back of your pelvis with your fingers facing downward and lean back (your chin should be facing slightly down toward your chest).

Other good things to do would be to practice more beginner-style backbends like cobra, sphinx, bridge with a block. That will help set you up for more advanced backbends in the future and it will still allow you to get some back bending benefits in.

Friend of mine who runs a muay Thai / BJJ school in Montana shared this. He's recently adopted a primarily yoga based routine as his primary form of physical training for his students, aside from the actual MT/ BJJ drills and sparring, of course.

(16-08-2017 03:08 AM)yakherder Wrote: Friend of mine who runs a muay Thai / BJJ school in Montana shared this. He's recently adopted a primarily yoga based routine as his primary form of physical training for his students, aside from the actual MT/ BJJ drills and sparring, of course.